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Ever been frustrated by the fact that while dad can play online on Xbox Live thanks to his Gold membership, the kids can’t do the same on the very same machine when logged in under their profile? Fret no more. Microsoft has revealed what it is calling the Xbox Live …

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Microsoft has insisted that the Xbox 360 is just as 3D ready as the PS3, though has once again iterated that it’s not diving headfirst into the 3D sector just yet. We have 3D games,” Xbox global marketing boss Albert Penello told CVG. Obviously the Avatar game came out last …

As well as asserting its position as the world’s no.1 third party publisher in 2010, Activision has a secondary objective – improving its image amongst the core games market. The publisher’s reputation has taken a bit of a battering in the last couple of years. Its decision to price Call …

Having done away with the iconic ‘Red Ring of Death’ in the redesigned version of its Xbox 360, Microsoft has also introduced further safeguards to protect against the console’s patchy reliability record. It has emerged that the redesigned Xbox 360 S will automatically shut down if it detects that its …

With the Xbox 360 S making its way into the hands of its first US customers, Microsoft has confirmed to IGN that it will introduce a low-price $199 version this autumn. The ‘Arcade’ version of the hardware was first confirmed at last week’s E3 event. It’s still not yet known …

Kazunori Yamauchi, the mastermind behind Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo series, has insisted that the addition of 3D technology is not the reason behind the game’s protracted development. In fact, the legendary petrol head has claimed that 3D was up and running in the game as early as two years ago. …

Customers may be left baffled by both the range of accessories needed for the full PlayStation Move experience and the variation of compatibility between titles, according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter. Sony’s PlayStation Move comprises three separate components – the Move Controller, the Navigation Sub-Controller and the PlayStation Eye. …

Analyst Michael Pachter believes that the reason behind the continued lack of a confirmed RRP for Microsoft’s Kinect motion camera is that the platform holder is still struggling with some aspects of its launch strategy for the device. Speaking in a note to investors, Pachter noted that he was less …

Having bossed the karaoke market for the last decade, Sony’s SingStar series is turning its hand to something new – dancing and instruments. Singstar Dance will allow up to two players to move along to the music using PlayStation Move controllers. Users are required to mimic the actions of the …